Celebrating Fall with Celebrate the Occasion

Hey everyone, I’m back with another card for the Celebrate the Occasion challenge blog.

 

I’m not sure if I have ever mentioned it, but fall is my favorite season. I love everything about it. The weather is perfect. Trees with beautiful Autumn leaves. Gorgeous mums. Wonderful food. And, it is the start of the Holidays.

 

Here are some photos that inspired me:

 

This makes me so incredibly happy. Reminds me of my dearly departed grandmother.

 

Photos from Pinterest.

 

So, aside from food, I really think my card today is a great representation of fall and it most certainly a reflection of my personal style. I am so in love with the rust colored cardstock that I used to give my card weight. It’s actually called Terracotta Tile and I had no idea that I would love it so much when I ordered it from Papertrey Ink. Also, even though my favorite flowers are hydrangeas, orange roses come in at a close second. Love, love, love orange roses.

 

Card base is Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream. The Terracotta Tile mat was embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.

 

Both of my patterned papers were printed with the Cricut Imagine using the Ancestry colors and patterns cartridge. I knew I was going to use this cart for fall cards and I’m super pleased with it. I will add that I printed these on Ivory cardstock from the Paper Company. I didn’t want the starkness that printing on white would have given me. I used Crumb Cake ink from Stampin’ Up to antique all of the papers and the card base.

 

I used Spellbinder Label 3 dies for my sentiment mats. Really in love with this shape. I added some mulberry roses from Recollections (brown) and I Am Roses (orange) to enhance the focal point. My sentiment was stamped with VersaMark Dazzle in Frost and embossed with Gold Zing! embossing powder from American Crafts.

 

I tied a bow with cream grosgrain from Offray, then used some Darice Hemp and tied a vintage button from Papertrey Ink to finish it off.

 

That’s my card for today! I hope you’re inspired to create something. I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and I wish you all a very blessed day.